Thunberg: Mycket troligt att jag haft covid-19

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Publicerad 2020-03-24

Den världskända klimataktivisten tror sig ha insjuknat i covid-19. Arkivbild.

Greta Thunberg har hållit sig inomhus de senaste två veckorna. Anledning är att hon har varit sjuk – troligen i covid-19, skriver klimataktivisten på Instagram.

"När jag kom hem från min resa i Centraleuropa isolerade jag mig själv i en lånad lägenhet utan min mamma och syster. För drygt 10 dagar sedan började jag känna symtom, precis samtidigt som min pappa som var med på resan", skriver Thunberg.

Thunberg har inte testats för det nya coronaviruset, men skriver att "det är väldigt sannolikt att jag haft det, givet symptomen och omständigheterna."

Hon uppmanar sina följare att följa instruktioner från experter och myndigheter, och hålla sig hemma för att sakta ned virusets spridning.

"Vi som inte tillhör en riskgrupp har ett enormt ansvar, våra handlingar kan vara skillnaden på liv och död för många andra", skriver Thunberg på Instagram.

Rättelse: I en tidigare version av artikeln var citatet i rubriken felaktig.

The last two weeks I’ve stayed inside. When I returned from my trip around Central Europe I isolated myself (in a borrowed apartment away from my mother and sister) since the number of cases of COVID-19 (in Germany for instance) were similar to Italy in the beginning. Around ten days ago I started feeling some symptoms, exactly the same time as my father - who traveled with me from Brussels. I was feeling tired, had shivers, a sore throat and coughed. My dad experienced the same symptoms, but much more intense and with a fever. In Sweden you can not test yourself for COVID-19 unless you’re in need of emergent medical treatment. Everyone feeling ill are told to stay at home and isolate themselves. I have therefore not been tested for COVID-19, but it’s extremely likely that I’ve had it, given the combined symptoms and circumstances. Now I’ve basically recovered, but - AND THIS IS THE BOTTOM LINE: I almost didn’t feel ill. My last cold was much worse than this! Had it not been for someone else having the virus simultainously I might not even have suspected anything. Then I would just have thought I was feeling unusually tired with a bit of a cough. And this it what makes it so much more dangerous. Many (especially young people) might not notice any symptoms at all, or very mild symptoms. Then they don’t know they have the virus and can pass it on to people in risk groups. We who don’t belong to a risk group have an enormous responsibility, our actions can be the difference between life and death for many others. Please keep that in mind, follow the advice from experts and your local authorities and #StayAtHome to slow the spread of the virus. And remember to always take care of each other and help those in need. #COVID #flattenthecurve